Dong Shuheng did not want to kill these careerists.
Sometimes careerists may not necessarily do things that harm the country and the people.
On the contrary, only when everyone is Buddhist can a country become a general without a country.
If a country is vibrant and enterprising, it must be because its citizens are enterprising.
In many cases, the word ambition partially overlaps with the category of entering the heart.
Why are so many people from all over the world willing to be "Lawrence" in the Great Empire?
This is actually an ambition, because in this way they can climb up and become a master.
Compared with those monarchies on the Europa continent, the upper class society of the Great Empire was relatively open.
This openness means that their room for improvement is open.
Dong Shuheng actually admired the political system of the Great Empire.
Just because they can educate so many citizens with adventurous spirit.
Young people like Lu Shun are not unique in China.
With the expansion strategy of the Renaissance Army, the biggest change for young people is that there are more opportunities.
In the previous thousands of years, young people in China also had a channel for advancement, and that was the imperial examination.
This system is more advanced than the hereditary system of nobility.
However, the upward path provided by the imperial examination is too narrow. In fact, this system has been suppressing the potential of the entire nation.
So much so that in the past thousands of years, China has not made any decent progress. Instead, it has been in a cycle of chaos.
Dong Shuheng now changed the format of the imperial examination to an official selection examination.
As long as they are college graduates, they can take the exam, which lowers the threshold and eliminates the need for further selection.
At the same time, Dong Shuheng also improved the social status of other industries.
They subdivided the levels of officials and included all government personnel into the official system.
For example, the police and clerks in lower-level government offices used to be low-ranking agents and officials.
But they are also officials now, and the upward path is open.
Being an official now means slowly working your way up from the bottom, and is no longer the one who once made a fortune by getting rich overnight.
Corresponding to the grades of officials, Dong Shuheng established professional titles and grades for factory workers, technicians, hospital doctors, and nursing staff.
And as long as they are paid by the government, they can correspond to each other in terms of grade.
In other words, they are also officials in a sense.
Whether this trick is called substituting one thing for another, or it is called taking advantage of others, it is very effective.
At least today's young people will no longer squeeze into the official path.
There are more ways to go up, which means that the space for ascent is smoother.
This will produce more ambitious young people.
Lu Shun actually relies on the strength of his family. He has a father who has invested in Xitai, which allows him to directly take charge of the affairs.
There are many young people from rural areas whose families are poor, so they can only immigrate, and then rely on their hard work and wisdom to make a fortune in their new homeland. Some of them have become rich within a few years.
There are many such cases. Dong Shuheng even found someone to count them and also met some outstanding representatives.
The government office guest room in Longchuan City.
Dong Shuheng was sitting high on a Taishi chair. There was a teacup filled with tea on the small table beside him.
Du Ji stood beside him, shaking a long-handled palace fan for him.
Dong Shuheng's assassin was a young man with a strong build but wearing civilian clothes. This was Dong Shuheng's new personal bodyguard Liang Cun.
Kneeling near the door was a middle-aged Nanqi native.
This man was wearing a blue gown and looked like a Chinese scholar.
"Li Weiliang, a common man, meets the President of China!" This man from Nanqi was very respectful.
"Oh, you are Li Weiliang? This president doesn't like people to beat around the bush, don't you have a plan to pingnan? You can say it directly." Dong Shuheng said.
Li Weiliang seemed very submissive and did not even dare to raise his head when speaking.
But Dong Shuheng didn't come here to listen to his flattery.
"If you tell me back to the President, as long as you allow Nanqi autonomy, the remaining places will definitely choose to surrender to the Chinese Empire."
"President, in fact, all the local forces in Nanqi are afraid that they will be the next to perish. But they are also worried that they will be liquidated by Annan in the future, so they can only grit their teeth and persist in fighting against the Chinese Empire."
"At this time, all we need is, President, to be more generous, and everyone will surrender immediately."
Dong Shuheng heard that this Li Weiliang was the negotiator promoted by the powerful Nanqi families.
What he said were actually the negotiation conditions given by the local aristocratic families.
"Li Weiliang, you have also seen that I can also take the things they can give me, and I get more."
"President, we are willing to help you instigate rebellion against the rebels heading north. We will provide you with 100,000 workers. In addition, you can provide compensation for the military expenses of the Renaissance Army as you wish."
"Thum thump thump..." The sound of Dong Shuheng tapping the table came again in the room.
Li Weiliang's heart seemed to be speeding up with the rhythm of Dong Shuheng's fingers tapping on the table.
The conditions he offered were already very generous.
These Nanqi people were completely frightened by Dong Shuheng's "Three Guangs" policy.
The Fuxing Army was responsible for fighting the war, while the Siamese servant armies thoroughly implemented Dong Shuheng's policies.
Moreover, there was a feud between the Siamese and the Annamites.
They will only execute Dong Shuheng's orders even more rigorously.
Li Weiliang was from a wealthy family and was well-known in the local area as a brave and resourceful person.
That's why he was pushed out by these people to meet Dong Shuheng.
The longer Dong Shuheng remained silent, the heavier Li Weiliang's heart became.
If Dong Shuheng did not agree, they would have no choice but to escape by boat to the colonies of the Great Empire, or even live in exile in Europe.
"I want 200,000 young men and women. As for military expenditure, someone will talk to you specifically." Dong Shuheng suddenly said.
Li Weiliang was startled, and then felt a burst of joy.
As long as Dong Shuheng agrees, everything will be easy to talk about.
"There is no problem with your autonomy. You will continue to be part of Annan in name. However, the Renaissance Army will station troops here. Just like other vassal states, the cost of stationing troops will be borne by your Nanqi region."
"Whether this thing can be done in the end depends on your effectiveness in persuading the rebels to surrender. These people are all coming from your place. Don't even think you can't control it yourself."
"What I hate the most is people who like to talk big words."
"Li Weiliang, you are a very courageous and responsible person. If things go well this time, I don't care what those people promise you. I can let you be the first governor of Nanqi."
"Hiss~~" Li Weiliang's little heart almost jumped out of his chest. This happiness came so suddenly.
The benefits promised by those people combined are not as good as this governor.
This was given by the Celestial Empire, and even the Annan court would not have the guts to take it away by then.
"President, you are the reborn parents of the little one. The little one will dedicate himself to the great cause of the Renaissance Army until his death!"
"Okay, your words have made my rating of you drop a few points."
"Since you dare to come to see me, you should have found someone to inquire about my preferences."
"Do your work well and produce some results."
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Dong Shuheng seemed to be scolding his subordinates, but Li Weiliang felt particularly comfortable hearing it.
Because Dong Shuheng treated him as one of his own both inside and outside of his words.
This opened a new skylight for Li Weiliang, who could not only benefit from the wealthy families in Nanqi, but also get on the big ship of the Celestial Empire.
Heaven, in Li Weiliang's eyes, this is a giant ship that never stays silent.
There is no need for Dong Shuheng to discuss the following details.
There is no need to talk about it anymore, Li Weiliang turned the trump cards of those wealthy Nanqi families upside down.
He quickly discussed all the details with the person appointed by Dong Shuheng.
Immediately afterwards, Li Weiliang took his contacts from major families northward and began to instigate rebellion against the rebel forces controlled by his family.
Forget about those families that have been destroyed by Dong Shuheng. But there are still many families left.
The waters of the South China Sea outside Cam Ranh Bay.
The French navy has been stuck here for half a month.
This made the navy officers and soldiers a little impatient.
Many people ran to the navy commander Li E to complain.
But Li E did not agree to these people's request to fight.
In terms of the number of battleships alone, the French navy is not as large as the Renaissance navy. With the addition of the British, it should be able to fight.
But Li E didn't attack, not because he was afraid, but because he felt it was pointless.
He told naval officers that victory in the war depended on fighting on land.
In Saigon City, the general of the French Army, Major General Bourbaki, commanded the French Army and the southern rebels to repel multiple attacks by the Renaissance Army.
He had just returned from participating in the Crimean War and was promoted to major general.
As a young army general, it was naturally his turn to do the hard work of fighting in the East.
Major General Bourbaki was born in France Pau to a Greek family. After graduating from the Saint-Cyr Military Academy in 1836, he served in Algeria.
Participated in the Crimean War from 1854 to 1856, and was promoted to major general in 1857.
He was an admirer of Napoleon. As an artillery officer-turned-general, Major General Bourbaki was proficient in the use of artillery.
And he also has in-depth research on new breech-loading gun tactics.
When they retreated to Saigon this time, the French army in the hands of Major General Bourbaki had less than 4,000 men.
Although the number of those rebels was quite large, tens of thousands of them, he did not look down on their tactical qualities.
During the defense of Saigon, Bourbaki placed all the rebels in the trenches around the city wall.
Then he asked people to build a high platform within the city wall. If there were no materials, he demolished the houses in the city.
In this way, the Renaissance Army outside the city would not be able to see France's artillery position.
The French artillery can counterattack the Renaissance Army in the city.
This style of play made Peng Yulin's offense very difficult.
The defensive tactics of the French were very strict.
The artillery firepower in Peng Yulin's hands was even inferior to that of the French.
If we attack by force, we can only pay for it with the lives of soldiers.
The battle situation came to a stalemate for a while.
"Commander, the president has sent someone over. It is said that that person is confident in persuading some of the rebels to surrender." The staff officer reported to Peng Yulin.
"Oh, let him in."
After a while, a middle-aged Nanqi man wearing a long gown came in.
This person is none other than Li Weiliang.
In order to improve efficiency, he left Dong Shuheng's place the next day.
Then he persuaded the major families to seize the time and send people to follow him north to persuade the rebels under his control to surrender.
Now that you have surrendered, you must show your value as soon as possible and let the war end as soon as possible.
Li Weiliang is still waiting to become the governor of Nanqi after the war!
It only took him five days from leaving Dong Shuheng's place to arriving at the front line.
This person is very talented in political speculation. However, his efficiency in doing things is still acceptable.
"Commander Peng, hello, my name is Li Weiliang. I am here to help you break the city on the order of the president." After seeing Peng Yulin, Li Weiliang changed his attitude.
But overall it's still very respectful.
"Then there's Mr. Lao Li." Li Weiliang is about the same age as Peng Yulin, and they both come from literary backgrounds.
Seeing that Li Weiliang's behavior was no different from that of Chinese scribes, I couldn't help but think highly of him.
In fact, Confucian culture was still very popular in Annan at this time.
Annan's literati also read the books of Chinese sages.
The most difficult thing for Lai Weiliang to do is how to sneak into Saigon the contacts he brought from various families and contact the generals controlled by his family.
However, Major General Bourbaki solved most of this problem because he placed all the South Vietnamese rebels outside the city wall.
Major General Bourbaki naturally did not expect that these rebels would collude with the Renaissance Army.
He still lacks understanding of these Eastern people.
Peng Yulin arranged for the release of a group of prisoners. Then he released these contacts with the prisoners.
After besieging Saigon for so many days, Peng Yulin indeed accumulated some rebel prisoners.
Through these prisoners, he learned about the deployment of the rebels outside the city. From this, they knew which direction to send these contacts.
Two days later, after careful preparation, three rebels were instigated outside the city.
Peng Yulin arranged the direction of the main attack based on the situation of instigating rebellion.
With the support of the rebels, Peng Yulin's army finally invaded Saigon City.
Bourbaki never calculated that he would be betrayed by the Annamites under his command.
The last remaining French army's more than a thousand infantrymen, led by Major General Bourbaki, surrendered to the Renaissance Army.
This war is basically over at this point.
As for the remaining rebels, they quickly collapsed under the attack from the north and south by Peng Yulin and Annan's army.
Because they all fled south, most of them surrendered to the Renaissance Army.
The Annan government has always had the habit of trapping and killing rebels, and these Nanqi rebels did not dare to surrender to the Annan government.
Only later will they realize how foolish their choice was. After becoming prisoners of the Renaissance Army, they will face an outcome worse than death.
On the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month of the twelfth lunar month, Li E, commander-in-chief of the French Far East Fleet and commander-in-chief of the dispatched force, represented France, Peng Yulin, a representative of the Renaissance Army, and the three parties of the Annan Kingdom held armistice negotiations in Cam Ranh.
At this time, Dong Shuheng had already taken a boat to go north. He had to rush back to Xinjing before the New Year. Every New Year, Dong Shuheng had to be at home with his family.
This war was a half-baked war at best. Although the Great Empire tried its best to encourage it, in the end Li'e still did not allow the navy to launch, which would mean an all-out war.
The general content of the final agreement was that France would no longer interfere with the educational affairs in Annan.
The Nanqi area is autonomous and still belongs to Annan, and the Renaissance Army sends troops to supervise its implementation.
There are also some compensation provisions involved.
Generally speaking, it still saves enough face for the French people.
Dong Shuheng did not want to fight with the French at this time.
The French also had similar ideas.
This time the Annan people won face but lost face. They took back a nominally surrendered Nanqi.
The biggest winner was the Fuxing Army, which removed nearly 500,000 workers from Nanqi successively, providing a manpower guarantee for the development of Xinhua Island.
King Nguyen Phuc Thi of Annam at least kept his throne. He ordered his brother who usurped the throne to be hanged.
I was so angry that I could only vent my anger on this puppet king of South Vietnam.
After the French withdrew, the Renaissance Army released the French prisoners.
France's war of aggression against Annan ended here.
From then on, the French completely withdrew from the east of Malacca.
Napoleon III did not become angry because of this, he had already turned his attention to the Amelia region.
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